Director General of FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Dr Abass Idris has said nine persons have so far been rescued as at 7:44 pm, while rescue operation continues following a 4-storey building that collapsed in Abuja on Monday.
It was gathered that the hotel is said to be owned by Summit Villa hotel services.
According to eyewitnesses at the site, the hotel with an underground has trapped more than 20 persons.
As at the time of filing this report, officials of FEMA, security personnel and other emergency responders have mobilised to the scene to rescue the trapped victims.
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